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Around $12 million will cover the cost of 44 research projects, including 28 at the University of Saskatchewan, aimed at improving crop varieties and mitigating diseases and pests.

The most valuable of those, a $2.5-million U of S initiative led by Tom Warkentin, will aim to “enhance the protein content and the amino acid profile” of smooth yellow peas.

The remaining $67.7 million will fund four research “clusters” focused on making barley, wheat, soybeans and “diverse field crops” hardier and more productive.

The bulk of the money is allocated under the five-year, $388-million Canadian Agricultural Partnership, with additional funding provided by various agriculture industry groups.

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Those groups include the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF), which contributed $6.6 million.

The Saskatchewan government’s portion of the funding comes out of the $31.8 million it allocated for agriculture research in the 2018-19 budget, up slightly from $26.8 million last year.

“Not only do these projects enhance our industry by creating more opportunities for producers and agribusinesses, they cement our province as a leader in agriculture research,” Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Dave Marit said in a statement.

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